France vs Italy: Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP
France
0.0742 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Italy
0.0985 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
France rank
12th
Italy rank
10th
Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP over time
- France
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.0985 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.0742 SDR per US$ of GDP in France, a difference of 0.0243 SDR per US$ of GDP.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.3 times France's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Italy ahead.
France ranks 12th and Italy ranks 10th of 159 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0372 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0377 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 SDR per US$ of GDP | Italy |
| 1970s | 0.0357 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0435 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0077 SDR per US$ of GDP | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.042 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0434 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 SDR per US$ of GDP | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.0148 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.014 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 SDR per US$ of GDP | France |
| 2000s | 0.0158 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0165 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 SDR per US$ of GDP | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.0267 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0349 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0082 SDR per US$ of GDP | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.0458 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0616 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0158 SDR per US$ of GDP | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp, France or Italy?
- Italy, at 0.0985 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.0742 SDR per US$ of GDP in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp between France and Italy?
- 0.0243 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do France and Italy rank globally for gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- France ranks 12th and Italy ranks 10th of 159 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gold reserves at market value (SDR) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.